(06-06-2017, 03:51 PM)Ryo Wrote: Well we still need to upgrade the attack in a year or so, since Bacca'll be almost 32 by then.
I would agree with you in that I still think Carlos can do well for us given decent service, but that age of his is a bit of a handicap if we were looking to sell him sometime down the line. Lapadula also isn't the most reliably consistent of backups either.

That said, if James does arrive, I'm guessing we'll be playing two mids in front of the defense then, unless we manage to snag a Kante caliber DMF.

We really need to upgrade our midfield and attack badly.

Kessie - James - Biglia
Suso - Bacca - Bonaventura

I think we can live with this midfield and frontline for one year. But yes it's a little bit creepy because we have no good backup wingers and the only reliable backup in midfield is Locatelli (assuming Kucka gone).

On another note, I also think that we have enough money to also buy a striker. Belotti or Aubameyang or whoever on par with them. Especially if Bacca can be sold for 20-25M. After all we were promised a star midfielder and a star striker, right?

(06-06-2017, 04:50 PM)devoted_dm Wrote: How good is Rodriguez? I don't watch the Bundesliga, so I have no idea. For that price tag I hope he's significantly better than our current left backs.

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This is an easy one. Our left backs are basically nonexistent He is way, way better than Antonelli and Vangioni.

Practically he's been linked with almost every big teams in Spain and England: Real, Barca, Man Utd, Arsenal, Chelsea, you name it. I think maybe he's the best affordable left back in the world for us to buy at this moment.

I can't wait for the new season to begin. I'm almost happy we're in the EL qualifiers and not yet qualified for the main tournament so that we can get started early. All these transfers are getting me excited lol.

So 3 down, 4 more to go at the very minimum. No matter how you look at it, I think we need another 4 signings to be competitive for that top 4 place. It will depend on the primary formation that Montella wants to use of course.

Fill in the blanks and add any players you want in the parenthesis, but the point being is that this is generally what we will probably be looking at in terms of formation and the type of players that we will be/are pursuing. I find it very encouraging that the management knows exactly what is needed and there is a very clear plan. Whether this all works out and the signings all adapt next season, etc....you never know. But if this management continues to work with this kind of planning, that it is only a matter of time for success to return when keeping in mind the type of resources we seem to have. I haven't seen this type of elaborate planning and determination to get things done in a long long time in Milan.